Owner`s manual

Boating Safety
Sport Boat
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OUR ENVIRONMENT
As a boater, you already appreciate nature’s beauty and the
peace of the great outdoors. It is a boater’s responsibility to
protect the natural environment by keeping waterways
clean.
DO NOT put anything in the water you wouldn’t want to eat or drink!
Conserve Fishery and Wildlife Resources
There is a tremendous drain on our natural resources. Over-
fishing/hunting and pollution have strained the fish and game population.
Do your part by keeping only what you will eat by practicing catch-and-
release and obeying bag limits.
Foreign Species
If you trailer your boat from lake to lake, you may unknowingly introduce a
foreign aquatic species from one lake to the next. Thoroughly clean the
boat below the water line, remove all weeds and algae, and drain the bilge
and livewells before launching the boat in a new body of water.
Fuel and Oil Spillage
The spilling of fuel or oil into our waterways contaminates the environment
and is dangerous to wildlife. DO NOT discharge or dispose of fuel or oil
into the water; it is prohibited and you could be fined. There are two
common, accidental types of discharge:
• Overfilling the fuel tank
• Pumping contaminated bilge water
Discharge and Disposal of Waste
Waste means all forms of garbage, plastics, recyclables, food, wood,
detergents, sewage and even fish parts in certain waters - in short, nearly
everything. We recommend you bring back everything you take out with
you for proper disposal ashore.
If you have a marine sanitation device (head or marine toilet) installed, use
an approved pump-out facility at your marina. Many areas prohibit the
 WARNING
Fumes from rags can collect in bilge and be extremely
hazardous. DO NOT store rags used to wipe up fuel or solvent
spills in the boat. Dispose of rags properly ashore.
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